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Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson Lead Mick Herron’s Down Cemetery Road, Premiering Oct. 29 on Apple TV+

The eight-episode thriller from the Slow Horses team updates Herron’s 2003 novel into a darkly comic, action-driven mystery.

Overview

  • Apple TV+ will debut two episodes on October 29, with the remaining six released weekly through December 10.
  • Set in an Oxford suburb, the story begins with a house explosion and a missing girl as Sarah Tucker turns to private investigator Zoë Boehm.
  • The adaptation modernizes the book’s technology, brings Zoë to the fore, and gives Sarah a career as an art restorer.
  • Producers position the series as a tonal companion to Slow Horses, with creators describing a sharper, road-movie structure that escalates the action.
  • Season 2 has not been announced, with Ruth Wilson indicating any decision is expected after the first season’s rollout and performance.